Category: Songs About The Moon

Tonight marks the September full moon. The last time there was a 100% full moon, an orange full moon mind you, on Halloween night, was in 2001, and that was the first since 1955. The next full moon on trick or treat night won’t happen, astronomers say, until 2020.

Last month, for the first installment of Songs About The Moon playlist, we featured a moon mix of songs about that big, dead rock in the sky from bands like Radiohead, Neko Case, Sunset Rubdown, Bat For Lashes, Windmill, Grand Archives, The Walkmen, Tom Waits, The Police, Feist and many others.

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“In The Direction of the Moon” – Wolf Parade from Expo 86 (2010)

“Waiting For The Moon To Rise” – Belle & Sebastian from Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like A Peasant (2000)

“Moon” – Here We Go Magic from Pigeons (2010)

“The Killing Moon” – Echo & the Bunnymen from Ocean Rain (1984)

“Standing On The Moon” (Live, 1991) – Grateful Dead from Built To Last (1989)

“The Moon Is Down” – Explosions In The Sky from Those Who Tell The Truth Shall Live Forever (2005)

“Blood Moon” – Deer Tick from The Black Dirt Sessions (2010)

“The Moon” – The Microphones from Blood (2001)

“Nightgown Of The Sullen Moon” – They Might Be Giants from Miscellaneous T (1993)

“Moon And Sun” – Gomez from Anatomy In Song (2007)

Moon Trivia: Hundreds of years ago in Europe, the moon was thought by some people to cause insanity, thus, the Spanish word for moon, “luna,” gave us the word “lunatic.”

“Moon Song” – My Bloody Valentine from Tremolo EP (1991)

Tonight is the August full moon. There is something particularly romantic and special about a full moon on a summer’s night. The moon has been the subject of man’s fascination, wonderment and curiosity for centuries, inspiring the work of countless writers, scientists, artists, musicians, and lovers to this day.

The phases of the moon have served as the basis for calendars, religious practices, age-old customs and more, and have had a profound influence on the shaping of human civilization. Nowadays, we know that our moon is not much more than a giant rock. Yet that fact has never lessened its romantic beauty nor its magnetic power in the eyes of billions of people around the world.

Just last month, the world celebrated the 40th anniversary of the 1969 moon landing. For those of us who did not get to experience that monumental moment in human history, it is hard to understand what a thrilling time it was in a world that was increasingly troubled. So with this being the first full moon night since all of the media coverage of the 69 moon landing’s anniversary, it seems like a good time to make a playlist featuring great songs about the moon.

Casting out a big net like that when putting together a playlist mix of songs about the moon creates a particular challenge. This is not meant to be a definitive list of the best moon songs, but hopefully it comes close. Next month, on September’s full moon night, will be published.

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“Climbing To The Moon” (Jon Brion Remix) – Eels from Meet The Eels: Essential Eels 1996-2006, Vol. 1 (2008)

“Sail To The Moon” – Radiohead from Hail To The Thief (2003)
“Me and the Moon” – The Drums

“Moon And Moon” – Bat For Lashes from Two Suns (2009)

“Silver Moons” – Sunset Rubdown from Dragonslayer (2009)

“Blue Moon” – Atlas Sound from Covers Two: Songs For My Dad EP (2007)

“Tokyo Moon” – Windmill from Puddle City Racing Lights (2009)

“I Wish I Was The Moon” – Neko Case from Blacklisted (2002)

“Man on the Moon” – R.E.M. from Automatic for the People (1992)

“Red Moon” – The Walkmen from You & Me (2008)

“My Moon My Man” – Feist from The Reminder (2007)

“Walking On The Moon” – The Police from Reggatta de Blanc (1979)

“If We Can Land A Man On The Moon, Surely I Can Win Your Heart” – Beulah from When Your Heartstrings Break (1999)

“Tahitian Moon” – Porno For Pyros from Good God’s Urge (1996)

“Drunk On The Moon” – Tom Waits Live on KWFM (1975)

“Index Moon” – Grand Archives from The Grand Archives (2008)

“Lovers From The Moon” – The Magnetic Fields from The Wayward Bus/Distanct Plastic Trees (1991)

“New Moon” – Sambassadeur from New Moon (2005)

“Moon Pulls” – Mum from Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy (2007)

“Madame Moon” – Zooey, unreleased (2009)

Did You Know?: Did you know that because our luna has a synchronous rotation with Earth, we will never see the “dark side of the moon” looking up at the night sky.